Bills › 90th General Assembly

Relating to postconviction access to a defendant’s file in the possession of a law enforcement agency, county attorney, the attorney general in this state, and the defendant’s previous trial or appellate attorney

Topics:Courts & civil lawCrime & corrections

Same legislation: HF 657

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 22, 2023
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 23, 2023
  3. Done: House committeeMarch 2, 2023
  4. Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 657
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became HF 657 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 657 What’s a funnel?

Amendments · 1

1 adopted · 0 failed. Newest first.

  • H-1115 · filed March 15, 2023 by
    AI summary This amendment specifies that the rules apply to identifiable biological evidence and defines custody to include people who are arrested, incarcerated, or civilly committed. It adds rules for how agencies can store or transfer evidence, clarifies that the state is not required to pay for new testing, and allows prosecutors to ask a court to review information before sharing it with the defense. It also expands the information prosecutors must share regarding incarcerated witnesses to include their family members or associates and adds that attorney work product does not have to be disclosed. Its wording →
    Adopted
    March 21, 2023